Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction to Ecoimmunology -- 2. Life-History Evolution, Hormones, and Avian Immune Function -- 3. Sickness Behavior in Vertebrates: Allostasis, Life-History Modulation, and Hormonal Regulation -- 4. Amphibian Immunity: Staying in Tune with the Environment -- 5. Immunity in Primates within a Psychobiological Perspective -- 6. Maternal Modulation of Offspring Immune Function in Vertebrates -- 7. Trade-offs Limiting MHC Heterozygosity -- 8. The Energetics of Immunity: Mechanisms Mediating Trade-offs in Ecoimmunology -- 9. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Seasonal Changes in Immune Function -- 10. Pineal Gland and Circulatory Melatonin in the Regulation of Immune Status of Seasonally Breeding Mammals -- 11. Environmental Challenges and the Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Modulation of Host Resistance to Microbial Infection -- 12. Inflammation and Behavior -- 13. The Importance of Physiology for Ecoimmunology: Lessons from the Insects -- 14. Interactions between Host Social Behavior, Physiology, and Disease Susceptibility: The Role of Dominance Status and Social Context -- 15. Sexual Selection and Parasites: Do Mechanisms Matter? -- 16. Sex Differences in Immune Responses to Viruses -- 17. Immunopathology in Ecological Immunology -- 18. The Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Disease Virulence -- 19. Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Disease -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.